Issue: November 2020
Welcome to Covidworld
Ian James Kidd and Matthew Ratcliffe assess our new altered reality, where accepted norms do not apply
The Trump show will go on
Whatever happens in the election, the groups of Americans brought together by the president will continue to revere him
Elegant defender of lost causes
Daniel Johnson recalls the colourful life of Sir Peregrine Worsthorne
No direction from directors
Music directors who fail to provide any direction in times of crisis
The courage of Kate Winslet
One cannot imagine how profound Ms Winslet’s pain must be to now regret working with Woody Allen and Roman Polanski
Flirting with damnation
As Greene explained to his wife when their marriage ended, what made him a bad husband was precisely what made him a good writer
Most Read
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
A failed war on fags
The black market has taken over the tobacco trade Down Under
Prosthetic, pathetic, human
Angela de la Cruz’s playful and ghastly art touches a raw nerve
After the flood
Net migration may be falling, but the long tail of Britain’s recent immigration regime ensures the debate is far from over
It’s time to ban the Brotherhood
Britain can no longer afford to ignore the Muslim Brotherhood’s quiet but far-reaching influence
The Mexican baby business
In UK courts, parental orders for children born overseas outnumber those born to surrogates here
Drill, baby, drill
We need Cornish lithium and tin just as much as North Sea oil — whatever the nimbys say
What makes an American?
What characterises a US citizen in the 21st century, beyond abiding by the country’s laws and supporting its constitution?
The Symphony’s Indian summer
Imagine hearing a symphony for the first time
The man who ended overreach
Lord Reed’s tenure as president of the Supreme Court has been admired by those who value the stability of the law
The Islamists’ young recruits
Islamist networks are increasingly targeting children, and the British state refuses to acknowledge the problem
The forlorn hope of growth
Voters are struggling economically but wrongly believe the country to be rich
Albion’s re-enactors
Beneath Restore Britain’s rhetoric lies an impulse to retreat from history itself